1986 in England

Events

• 22 June – The England national football team's hopes of winning the World Cup are ended with a 2–1 defeat in the quarter-finals by Argentina, a game in which Diego Maradona is allowed a blatantly handballed goal.

Births

• 28 January – Jessica Ennis-Hill, heptathlete
• 13 May – Robert Pattinson, actor
• 27 June – Sam Claflin, actor
• 28 August – Florence Welch, singer-songwriter
• 30 August – Theo Hutchcraft, Musical artist
• 23 October – Emilia Clarke, actress
• 1 December – Andrew Tate, kickboxer and media personality
• 30 December – Ellie Goulding, singer and songwriter